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HB 1459: False Personation

GENERAL BILL by Watson, B.

False Personation; Prohibits person from falsely personating firefighter or certain law enforcement officers if his or her action could deceive reasonable person into believing that he or she was bona fide official; prohibits operation or ownership of motor vehicle falsely marked in way which could deceive reasonable person into believing that such vehicle is authorized by fire department for use by person operating it; provides exception.

Effective Date: 10/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/11/2011 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 214
    3/18/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 258
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 1459, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2011 at 12:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 2016 False Personation Braynon Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    843.08 Falsely personating officer, etc. Page 1 (pdf)
    843.085 Unlawful use of police badges or other indicia of authority. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)

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